Poem-a-Day

Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
101
jo reyes-boitel: “fish bones”
2 min
102
Cynthia Dewi Oka: “American Abyss”
3 min
103
David Maduli: “alameda point”
3 min
104
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: “From the ‘Khamriyyah’ [There is ...
4 min
105
Hatim al-Tai: “On Avarice”
4 min
106
Vincent Toro: “¿Que Que La Femme?”
6 min
107
Leonora Simonovis: “Little Bruja”
2 min
108
Brittany Rogers: “Dressing the Body”
2 min
109
Grisel Y. Acosta: “Leaving the Psychologist: An...
3 min
110
Yesenia Montilla: “High Stakes”
3 min
111
Ed Roberson: “American Quartet”
6 min
112
Katherine Mansfield: “The Earth-Child in the Gr...
3 min
113
Carlos Andrés Gómez: “Ghazal Circling Fatherhood”
3 min
114
Gia Anansi Shakur: “The Owl”
2 min
115
Mike Tyler: “Palazzo Tartaruga”
2 min
116
Cortney Lamar Charleston: “Magnitude and Bond”
4 min
117
Guest Editor Interview: April 2025 Guest Editor...
11 min
118
Lesyk Panasiuk: "A Wartime Dream," translated b...
2 min
119
George Eliot: "Self and Life"
6 min
120
Scottie McKenzie Frasier: "The Things I Love"
2 min
121
Jessica Abughattas: "Failed Poems"
3 min
122
Brenda Hillman: "1951"
4 min
123
Donna Masini: "My Father Teaches Me to Play Sol...
3 min
124
Nicole Callihan: "Summer Elegy"
4 min
125
Josh Bell: "The War Against Birthdays"
2 min